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Vanilla Vanilla planifolia

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Vanilla planifolia
Vanilla planifolia
Common Names
Vanilla ,
Botanical Name
Vanilla planifolia
Syn. Myrobroma fragrans (Salisbury); V. fragrans
Family
ORCHIDACEAE Orchid family
Vanilla Medicinal Properties & Benefits
Common Uses: Culinary *
Properties: Aromatic* Carminative*
Parts Used: Fruit (bean)
Constituents:vanillin, vanillic-acid, tannin, sugars, sucrose, malic-acid, eugenol, fiber
Traditions: Central and South America *

The long, slender black fruits of Vanilla planifolia are the vanilla “beans” that are one of the most recognized and popular flavors in the world. The vanilla extract we use in cooking comes from the vanilla orchid vine. While vanilla does not have any medicinal properties per se, it is often used flavor less palatable herbal medicine,and improves digestion.


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In the Kitchen: Don't limit your use of vanilla to desserts, but experiment with vanilla in stir frys and fish dishes for a unique flavor. Each bean pod contains small, dot-like beans that can be scraped from the pod with a knife to use. About 1 teaspoon of beans should be sufficient for most recipes.

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How to Use: Vanilla
Preparation Methods & Dosage :In addition to use as a flavoring, Whole vanilla pods can be used in teas, to add flavor to sugar and coffee as well as an ingredient natural potpourri. You can make your own vanilla extract by soaking split vanilla pods in alcohol.

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referencesVanilla Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Culinary *
Plant Description

 Kohler's Medicinal Plants 1857
Kohler's Medicinal Plants 1857

Vanilla is is a stout, climbing orchid that grows in tropical evergreen forests by attaching itself to living trees. Orchid growers often train vanilla vine on a greenhouse wall. Vanilla is labor and time intensive, each flower must be hand pollinated to produce a vanilla pod.

  • Flowers/Fruit/Seeds:Pale yellow-green flowers, followed by pendant capsules containing minute seeds
  • Plant Class:Climbing evergreen perenial vine
  • Rhizome:
  • Leaves:Green, zig-zag stems, fleshly,oblong leaves
  • Preferred Habitat:Thickets, tropical forests
  • Flowering Season:Spring
  • Distribution:Tropics and subtropics. Native to South Amercia, the West Indies and Florida

History and Traditions
historyVanilla was used as a flavoring by the Aztecs
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